Collegiate Flag Football

NCAA Division I Adds Flag Football To Emerging Sports for Women Program

NCAA Division I Adds Flag Football To Emerging Sports for Women Program

The NCAA is one step closer to making flag football a championship sport. The NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously passed a resolution that adds flag football to the Emerging Sports for Women program. The emerging sport status takes effect immediately, starting with the 2026 spring season. NCAA Division II and

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 12, 2026

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Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 12, 2026

Welcome to the January 12 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, January 5, and Sunday, January 11, 2026. Have a suggestion or want

UW-Parkside Adding Flag Football, Marymount to Compete in ECAC

UW-Parkside Adding Flag Football, Marymount to Compete in ECAC

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. The school is adding the sport a month after receiving a $1 million gift from the Brookwood Foundation. UW-Parkside also plans to announce the program's first

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 5, 2026

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for January 5, 2026

Welcome to the January 5 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last two weeks, between Monday, December 22, 2025, and Sunday, January 4, 2026. Have a suggestion

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 22, 2025

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 22, 2025

Welcome to the December 22 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, December 15, and Sunday, December 21, 2025. Have a suggestion or want

Arizona and USC Adding Flag Football Club Teams

Arizona and USC Adding Flag Football Club Teams

The University of Arizona and the University of Southern California are adding women's flag football club teams. USC will begin competing in the spring 2026 season, while Arizona will become an official club beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Arizona is the fourth member of the NCAA Division

Newberry College Adding Women's Flag Football

Newberry College Adding Women's Flag Football

Newberry College (SC) is adding a women's varsity flag football team and will begin competing during the 2026 spring season. The college is already searching for a head coach to lead the team next semester. Newberry is the third school from the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference

Heart of America Athletic Conference to Sponsor Flag Football in 2027

Heart of America Athletic Conference to Sponsor Flag Football in 2027

The Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) will sponsor a women's flag football championship beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The first championship will take place in spring 2027, with additional details to follow at a later date. The HAAC is the fifth conference in the National Association

Baldwin Wallace Adding Women's Flag Football

Baldwin Wallace Adding Women's Flag Football

Baldwin Wallace University (OH) will add a varsity women's flag football team beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The school will start the hiring process for the program's inaugural head coach at the start of 2026. The Yellow Jackets are the second team from the NCAA

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 15, 2025

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 15, 2025

Welcome to the December 15 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, December 8, and Sunday, December 14, 2025. Have a suggestion or want

Stillman Adding Flag Football, Wagner to Compete in ECAC

Stillman Adding Flag Football, Wagner to Compete in ECAC

There were a couple of newsworthy college flag football items to end the week. Stillman College (AL) is adding women's flag football beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, while Wagner College (NY) will join the recently formed Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) this spring. Wagner will be one

Chatting With SCAD Head Coach Cristian Orth

Chatting With SCAD Head Coach Cristian Orth

Collegiate Flag Football recently sat down with Cristian Orth, the head coach of SCAD Savannah's women's flag football team. SCAD is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and is located in Savannah, Georgia. SCAD announced the addition of flag football at the

NFL Authorizes Flag Football League Investment

NFL Authorizes Flag Football League Investment

NFL owners gave the greenlight for the league to spend up to $32 million to launch a professional flag football league. The NFL will use its collective investment vehicle, 32 Equity, to enter an agreement with an outside partner to operate the professional flag football league. From Troy Vincent Sr.

SSAC to Sponsor Women's Flag Football

SSAC to Sponsor Women's Flag Football

The Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) will begin sponsoring women's flag football as a championship sport in the 2026-27 academic year. The SSAC is the fourth conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to sponsor flag football. The 2026-27 academic year will see a total of

California, Georgia Tech, LBSU, and UCLA Add Flag Football Club Teams

California, Georgia Tech, LBSU, and UCLA Add Flag Football Club Teams

Three NCAA Division I schools have added women's flag football club teams, while a fourth has added a coed team. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the University of California, Berkeley (Cal), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) added women's club programs and will

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 8, 2025

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for December 8, 2025

Welcome to the December 8 edition of the women's college flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last two weeks, between Monday, November 24, and Sunday, December 7, 2025. Have a suggestion or

Bridgewater College Adding Women's Flag Football

Bridgewater College Adding Women's Flag Football

Bridgewater College (VA) will add a varsity women's flag football team and begin competing in the 2026-27 academic year. The Eagles are the sixth team to announce a new program this week, following Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ), Mercy University (NY), Missouri Valley College (MO), Sweet Briar College (VA)

Chatting With Villa Maria Head Coach Keith Wing

Chatting With Villa Maria Head Coach Keith Wing

Collegiate Flag Football recently sat down with Keith Wing, the head coach of Villa Maria's women's flag football team. Villa Maria is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and is located in Buffalo, New York. They announced the addition of flag football

Illinois Springfield, Missouri Valley College Adding Flag Football

Illinois Springfield, Missouri Valley College Adding Flag Football

Two more schools have announced the addition of women's flag football teams for the 2026-27 academic year. The University of Illinois Springfield is adding a varsity team, while Missouri Valley College confirmed it will add a varsity program as well. Earlier in 2025, it was reported that Missouri

New York Jets, ECAC to Launch Flag Football League

New York Jets, ECAC to Launch Flag Football League

The NFL's New York Jets and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) will launch a college flag football league beginning with the 2026 spring season. The Betty Wold Johnson Foundation is providing a $1 million grant to help start the league. The ECAC sponsors 15 sports across all

Freed-Hardeman Adding Women's Flag Football

Freed-Hardeman Adding Women's Flag Football

Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tennessee, is the latest NAIA member to announce the addition of a varsity women's flag football program. The Lions will start competing during the 2026-27 academic year. Jarred Clayton was named the team's inaugural head coach. FHU is a member of the

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for November 24, 2025

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for November 24, 2025

Welcome to the November 24 edition of the women's flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, November 17, and Sunday, November 23, 2025. Have a suggestion or want to

Anna Maria and St. John Fisher Adding Flag Football Teams

Anna Maria and St. John Fisher Adding Flag Football Teams

Two NCAA Division III schools announced the addition of varsity women's flag football teams. Anna Maria College (MA) and St. John Fisher University (NY) will add their teams for the 2026-27 academic year. Both schools have started the head coaching search. Anna Maria is the first member of

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for November 17, 2025

Women's College Flag Football Newsletter for November 17, 2025

Welcome to the November 17 edition of the women's flag football newsletter here at Collegiate Flag Football. We will look at the various stories and happenings across the sport over the last week, between Monday, November 10, and Sunday, November 16, 2025. Have a suggestion or want to

Wallace State Wins Inaugural ACCC Flag Football Championship

Wallace State Wins Inaugural ACCC Flag Football Championship

After surviving a triple overtime scare in the semifinals, Wallace State didn't need more time to win the Alabama Community College Conference championship game. The Lions took a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter and kept Shelton State at arm's length the rest of the